Category Archives: Uncategorized

Anne and I are in Chicago this morning to visit some relatives passing through, so here are the rest of the pictures from yesterday that I couldn’t cram into yesterday’s post. Right after seeing the grosbeak, I was thrilled to also get one more chance at an eastern towhee portrait. This guy was more elusive,Continue reading “May the 4th Be With You”

This morning started out wet and grey, though not as wet as forecast, thankfully, and I was able to hit Estabrook soon after 6 am. Man-oh-man, was the place ever hoppin’ with birds! I counted 66 species. Here’s my first rose-breasted grosbeak of the season. I also saw a female with him, but she soonContinue reading “Spring appears to be in full swing now!”

I made it back to Wisconsin safely last evening, after a great week in Connecticut, and ventured back into Estabrook Park this morning, despite the cloudy skies, to see who might have arrived while I was away. Holy Moly! What a difference a week can make at this time of year. I counted 19 speciesContinue reading “Many happy returns…”

I’ve got a plane to catch today, so I’ve gotta be quick with this. The skies were dark again this morning, but the air was very still and not too cool, so the bugs were up, and the birds were happy. My sister, Deb, had to go to work early, so I was on myContinue reading “Time for me to fly away home…”

The clouds were thick and dark in Connecticut this morning, but they weren’t leaking, and my sister was game anyway for going to see who might be up, so we headed back to the Broad Brook Reservoir. The herons and cormorants were still congregating in the trees on the island, and here’s a heron bringingContinue reading “The reservoir thrills some more.”

Despite raining over the last two nights, the daytime weather continues to be beautiful out here. Yesterday afternoon, my sister, my niece, and I revisited the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, and I was surprised to find this blue jay uncharacteristically perching out in the open and staying put as I took pictures. Farther south, myContinue reading “A second chance…”

It was grey and rainy this morning in Connecticut, so I wasn’t able to get any pictures to show you, even though my sister and I did go out and look. Instead, let me show you a couple more pictures from that fabulous photo shoot I had with the titmouse on Friday. And now withContinue reading “The “Provisions State” slips a bit.”

My sister, Deb, who rescued a wren from a glue trap a few years ago, suggested we visit the Broad Brook Reservoir on the east side of town this morning. It was another nice, clear day, so we got out nice and early, but failed to anticipate the fog coming off the water. Even withContinue reading “More sights from the Charter Oak State”

The streak of beautiful, if cold, weather in Connecticut continued this morning, so I was able to get out before sunrise, and this time I headed straight to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail to see who else might be an early riser. My first surprise was finding this killdeer in the parking lot of theContinue reading “The Constitution State Delivers!”

I arrived safely in Connecticut yesterday just before noon after a nicely uneventful couple of flights. I did have a little fun on the way, however, because my flights connected at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC. I could see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Capitol Rotunda right out theContinue reading “Greetings from the Nutmeg State”